The Chinese calendar designates 2018 as the Year of the Dog. According to the Chinese Animal Zodiac, those born under the sign of the dog are loyal supportive individuals who’s deep caring and willingness to give advice can sometimes come off as being intrusive, but ultimately their intent is well-meaning and in the interest of the happiness of their friends and loved ones. Much like the dogs themselves, they are loyal with a strong sense of duty to those in their lives.

“Dogs make us fully human. They awaken us to many of the qualities we find in them that we wish to have in ourselves. We wish to be loyal and forgiving and loving. We wish to be focused on important things like family, enjoying time in the wild, walking in the woods, being with friends, lying about indolently in the sunshine. We would like to believe we could make friends with anyone if we try hard enough, to believe that we neither have nor need to have enemies at all in the world.”

Earlier this year Art’s photographs appeared in DOGS magazine in Germany. Writer Katharina Jakob explores the link between children and their pets in Eine Kleine Welt (A Small World). Click the photo to see the whole article. In Europe? Get a copy of DOGS magazine HERE

Village Books in Fairhaven is bringing Art Wolfe to Bellingham for the Leopold Author Lecture Series.
Join Art Wolfe at at 6:30pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Admission is FREE.

The location is at the Crystal Ballroom in the Leopold Retirement Residence at 1224 Cornwall Ave.

Art will be giving a talk, slide presentation and book signing about his latest book “Dogs Make Us Human”. He teamed up with bestselling animal writer Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson to create a remarkable book that will be treasured by dog lovers far and wide.

If you have followed Art on the blog about this new title, here is a great opportunity to actually hear him talk about the project.

Books will be available for purchase and Art will be signing them following his presentation.

NOVEMBER 5-6 – Lynnwood Convention Center

Art Wolfe will be a guest speaker at the Kenmore Camera Photo Expo.

The 2-day event is at the beautiful Lynnwood Convention Center. The Photo Expo is dedicated to digital photography. There are a host of highly qualified speakers both days that you will not want to miss. But don’t miss Art Wolfe.

Art will be giving a talk, slideshow and book signing about his newest book, “Dogs Make Us Human”. He teamed up with bestselling animal writer Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson to create a remarkable book that will be treasured by dog lovers far and wide.

Here is an opportunity to hear about the project from the creator. Art will be speaking on Saturday from 1:00 to 2:30pm followed by a book signing.

Join Art Wolfe at the Main Library in the Olympic Room at 7:00pm on Thursday, November 3, 2011.

Art will be giving a talk, slide presentation and book signing about his latest book “Dogs Make Us Human”. He teamed up with bestselling animal writer Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson to create a remarkable book that will be treasured by dog lovers far and wide.

If you have followed Art on the blog about this new title, here is a great opportunity to actually hear him talk about the project.

Books will be available for purchase and Art will be signing them following his presentation.

If you aren’t in the Tacoma area, make sure your library (or yourselves) orders copies of his book. It is a great book for all ages.

Review:

I’m giving this book to all my dog loving friends this Christmas. Gorgeous photos by Art Wolfe and lively and emotional text by Jeffrey Masson.

What I like most about this book is that it has avoided the usualy cutesy pictures. Rather it has a kind of multicultural theme. It shows us the universal bond between humans and dogs. With pictures of stone age tribes, asian boat people, African children, and rich snoots on Fifth Avenue.

The publisher compared this book to The Family of Man. That seems entirely appropriate. And it is time to acknowledge that dogs are part of that universal family as well.